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    'TURKEY WILL OPEN BORDER IN FEBRUARY,' SAYS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION CHAIR KAREN BEKARYAN

    Tert
    Oct 22 2009
    Armenia

    "The Armenian-Turkish border will open in February," said European
    Integration NGO chair Karen Bekaryan at a press conference today.

    Bekaryan explained his forecast, in the first place, by events about
    to take place in Turkey: the election, in particular.

    In Bekaryan's opinion, if the Armenian-Turkish process fails or it
    reaches its final end, Turkey will face such pressure from outside
    that its governing party's positions inside Turkey will be weakened.

    And that, according to the analyst, is not advantageous for Turkey's
    leadership; particularly, on the threshold of the upcoming election.

    Apart from that, Bekaryan believes that on the threshold of the
    election, Turkey wouldn't want to see the Kurdish issue raised in
    its country, so it will be obliged not to ruin the Armenian-Turkish
    process.

    "The ratification process will be faster than normal," said the
    European Integration chair.

    Referring to the Armenian side, Bekaryan stated that if the Armenian
    side would like to see an outcome from the current process, it must
    work consistently every day, because this is a sensitive issue for
    all those involved.
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